Moby-Dick: or, The Whale(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Herman Melville
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Author: Herman MelvilleIntroduction: Nathaniel Philbrick
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-01
ISBN: 0142000086
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Reviews of Moby-Dick: or, The Whale(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Book Review: Very nice edition, excellent introduction
Summary: 5 Stars
I read (or tried to read) Moby Dick in high school, like many American students. I loathed it. Decades later, I have returned to the book and it is fantastic. It is alternately dark and light, almost always vivid. With more years under my belt, I have a far greater appreciation for the sense of life and living conveyed by Ishmael.
You might want to consider either or both of "The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale" -- a first hand account by survivors -- and "In the Heart of the Sea", also about the Essex and by the author of the introduction to this edition of Moby Dick.
This is an excellent edition, as good as a paperback can get. Far poorer books on far worse paper with far worse binding are sold for as much or more. My only gripe is that the paper does not appear to be acid-free, but the paper stock is certainly very good.
The introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick is excellent -- personal, well-informed and insightful, very worth reading before reading the novel. It will increase your enjoyment and understanding of Melville's writing.
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